In that case, you can also chose hardware that works well with PA, so I don't see JACKs benefit there. Also, I don't think they're equivalent in functionality.
However, its moot - this is not consumer audio. Its more, "studio production audio"...
In that case, you can also chose hardware that works well with PA, so I don't see JACKs benefit there. Also, I don't think they're equivalent in functionality.